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TEXT:00,In Euphoria, all data is referred to as "data objects". The reason this
TEXT:16,term is used to describe data is because data isn't something
TEXT:16,you work out in arithmetic calculations. Instead, data in Euphoria is
TEXT:16,viewed as tangible items you can merge together, break apart, twist,
TEXT:16,or alter at the slightest whim. As we go further into understanding the
TEXT:16,Euphoria language, you will soon see this to be true.
TEXT:32,Data objects come in two types. The first type is the atom, which is a
TEXT:16,single numeric value. Below are examples of atoms:
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TEXT:32,                 2001    12.4    -5    3.14e3
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TEXT:32,The first three examples are very familiar to all of us, but the fourth
TEXT:16,is an example of Standard Notation. The "e" means "times 10 to the
TEXT:16,power of", with the number following. This means 3.14e3 is really 3.14
TEXT:16,times 10 to the power of 3, which works out to 3140.

